Half an hour before the regicide was beaten, when the attack on the headquarters of the Guards Bureau in the upper city of Longmen began, Longmen was close to the entrance to the slum side.
Valentine sat on a step at the door and looked up at the sky. His eyes stared at the bright moon and lost focus. He didn't know what he was thinking. Several explosions were heard from time to time in Longmen City not far away, but he did not feel the slightest harshness. Judging from the decibels of the sound, it seemed that the explosion occurred in the upper city, far away from Valentine. , he had no need to be afraid.
But this does not mean that Valentine is not in danger at this moment. Just above where he was sitting, a steel bar as thick as a python stretched across the air, with several huge stones interspersed on it. Just like the twisted angles of the steel bars, these huge stones seemed to have been gnawed by giant beasts. The square edges and corners had disappeared, replaced by an intertwined appearance. The wind at night was cool and powerful, blowing Valentine's silver-white forehead, and making the steel frame hanging in the air make a tooth-gripping sound, making people worry about whether it would Dropped in the swing.
In fact, when Valentin came to this "entrance" on his motorcycle just now, he was indeed hit on the head by something, but it was not those heavy and huge stones, nor was it enough to stab someone to the core. The flying steel bones are just some small gravel and dust. At that time, Valentin didn't realize what he was about to see. He just parked his motorcycle on the side of the road, shook his head and brushed off the small stones that fell on his head, and said something about his bad breath. But when he casually arranged his hair and prepared to leave, the scene in front of him made the little dragon man freeze in place.
On both sides of Valentine are the towering Longmen outer city walls without any cracks, which look more reassuring than the walls of Chernobog. In front of him, Valentine saw the most shocking masterpiece of art in the world.
The twisted steel bones extend outward, looking like a broken dancer's arm, with a unique sense of beauty. The edges of the city wall were filled with irregular spikes like thorns, and in some places there were white strips of cloth dyed red hanging on them. Stones of various sizes on the ground blocked the way forward, much like the ruins he escaped from not long ago. The night wind blew the beams in the air, making a heart-wrenching sound that reminded Valentine of the earth's terrifying behemoth, Godzilla.
He believed that if there really was Godzilla in the world of Terra and he happened to invade Dragon Gate, his terrifying bloody mouth would definitely bite the wall into what DIO looks like now.
But there is no Godzilla in the Terra world, only the Integration Movement.
The moment he saw the gap, Valentine understood what was going on.
The Integrated Movement successfully broke into the dragon's gate, just like how it broke into Chernobog.
"Didn't I really run in the opposite direction and come to the abandoned main city of Chernobog?"
Looking at the huge "city gate" in front of him, Valentine kicked off the motorcycle's kickstand and wiped out all the plans in his mind about how to enter the city.
Because there is no need, you can go in directly from here without anyone taking care of it.
"What do you think?"
Jiao Zhengyu knew exactly what Valentine was thinking. Although Valentine knew the answer, he was unwilling to face it.
Not willing at all.
Valentine's eyes dimmed instantly, just like it had happened so many times before, on Earth, in Buttermore, and here, like a dead man. He turned around slowly, completely ignoring the thick dust and messy footprints on the ground, and sat on the ground like a puppet that had not been oiled for a long time, his joints making a creaking sound.
Originally, Valentin thought that what awaited him was a crushing defeat of Mephistopheles and the Integrated Movement troops, but he did not expect that it would be the same tragedy as Chernobog.
This world will never let good things happen according to your wishes, it will only turn into bad things.
Always.
--------Murphy's Law--------
"I really came to Longmen? Are you sure this is not the main city of Chernobog?"
How much time has passed? Valentine didn't know. He felt very slow, but judging from the height of the moon which did not move at all, he had only been in a meaningless daze for only a few minutes.
As if struck by lightning, Valentine suddenly realized that he could no longer remain in such a daze. Escape is never the best solution to a problem. Even if you have to face despair, it is better than hiding in the dark and shivering, waiting for despair to turn you into pieces. Although there is no solution, at least, it is better to rush forward and fight to the death in a one-on-one duel with difficulty, instead of constantly feeling the suffocation that slowly increases but never fades away. He shook his stiff neck and asked the same question as before.
People always like to daydream.
"You have to believe that you are not so stupid that you will even forget the way home."
Jiao Zhengyu sighed softly.
"Don't say I scolded you again. If you were a girl, I would describe you as cute."
"I have remembered all the words you scolded me behind my back. So far, there are a total of 2,123 sentences, the most common of which is..."
"Okay, don't talk about this kind of thing. We are all civilized people."
Valentine lowered his head and stretched out his hand to stop.
"Let's just say it's extremely civilized."
…
Jiao Zhengyu felt that he still underestimated this guy's ability to adjust his mentality. But considering that he now has a car, a house, two girlfriends, a sister, a senior of the opposite sex who likes to tease him, cute colleagues, and his parents are really not around...
No matter how depressed you are, you will recover, right?
In an instant, I was transformed from an outcast to a beloved child in the whole world!
"I just can't accept this fact."
Valentine's voice was as low as his head, almost buried in his arms.
"An international metropolis even more prosperous than Chernobog, a window for Yan State to open to the outside world. Even the money we use in Rhode Island's transactions with other countries around the world is the official currency issued by this city-state."
He reached out and patted the big rock beside him. Not long ago, this stone was part of the Longmen City Wall, and it seemed that even naval guns and natural disasters would not break it into pieces. But now, it lies quietly next to Valentine, with traces of the explosion of art everywhere on its body.
"And this city wall, it looks better than the one in Chernobog."
Suddenly, Valentin clenched his fist and slammed the ground. No dust was blown away, the breeze was still blowing, Valentine's hand was very painful and red, and blue lightning appeared where the blood should be.
He didn't understand why he felt so angry, angry at the tragic end of a group of people he barely knew, but it was the truth.
Perhaps, his own heart is really changing, not only getting better, but also developing in an unknown direction.
"Then why can a group of thugs led by a little kid like Mephistopheles conquer a city? An international metropolis?"
Valentine said this through gritted teeth, because he really didn't understand.
When he was in the world of Terra, he didn't stop learning about the news on Earth. Just like he once understood Wang Chuan Jianguo's MAGA, he also learned about the news about a certain city in China in detail. In his opinion, it was impossible for the Integration Movement, a group of thugs without formal training, to capture the city of Longmen as the news said. The final result would definitely be that they would be blocked by Longmen outside the city wall and disappear into the wilderness.
But reality slapped him hard.
"It would indeed be a bit difficult if Mephistopheles was the only one with the power."
Jiao Zhengyu began to explain.
"But the Yeti team didn't go either. Why don't they fight with the doctor from Rhode Island in the ruins of Checheng?"
Valentine raised his head and stared at the white-haired film in front of him.
"But, have you forgotten? The crossbowman who has been following Mephistopheles, the madman's only friend."
"Faust."
Valentine read the name, and the image of a gloomy boy with a kelp head appeared in his mind.
"Without Faust, Mephistopheles would have died long ago. Although that guy's Origin Stone skills are very special, it is still unrealistic for a group of strengthened dead people to attack the dragon gate."
"So Faust was caught by Longmen on purpose just to be an insider?"
Valentine thought about this result.
"Grass."
He took a sharp breath, and flames came out of his nostrils.
"I really don't know what to say." Valentin tightened his hair and gritted his teeth: "I remember that I had warned the Guards Bureau that Faust was extremely dangerous and suggested that he should be executed immediately. They Why don’t you listen?”
"They have seen what the Integration Movement has done, and they also know the danger the Integration Movement poses to Longmen, so why are they not willing to listen to others and execute a member of the Integration Movement?"
"They can completely block the news and prevent outsiders from knowing it. What they gain is the safety of Longmen, and what they pay is just a little conscience condemnation..."
Valentine's voice became smaller and smaller, until finally he could no longer hear himself.
Because if he thought about it from his perspective, he wouldn't do that either.
An infected person who appeared to be a member of the Integration Movement was caught by the Guards Bureau in Longmen for something, and then he lost his life because of one person's words?
This is impossible.
What awaits him should be trial, prison and hard labor, not death.
Because he did not commit any crimes that could warrant execution by the Guards Bureau, he might have been caught just for promoting the ideals of the Integration Movement...
This is just like the Guards caught a thief and then someone said that this thief is not simple and may threaten the security of the entire city-state and it is recommended to kill him directly. Is it possible that they will kill the thief?
Totally impossible.
During this period of time, the Guards Bureau arrested so many members of the Integration Movement, why was he the only one to be executed? What evidence do you have to prove that other people are not cadres of the integration movement? What evidence do you have to prove that Faust is a cadre of the integration movement?
If the Guards Bureau really listens to Valentine's suggestion, the final result is likely to be to execute all captured integration movement operators, and at the same time conduct high-pressure raids on the slums to arrest all suspected integration movement members, allowing a group of A simple arrest operation evolved into a large-scale purge.
The reason is too simple, because there are cadres of the Integration Movement who threaten the security of Longmen City State have sneaked in, and the Guards Bureau does not know the specific identity of the other party. Although some people say that it is just Faust, who can guarantee that they will execute him? Is it the real Faust? Who can guarantee that there will not be a second Faust in the integration movement that sneaks into Longmen?
As for the person who said he was Faust, kill him immediately. If it turns out that it is not him, the Guard Bureau changes its plan because of your suggestion, and then Longmen is destroyed by the real Faust. Who will take the blame? back?
Guards Bureau, or you?
Without definite evidence, no one would do anything inappropriate.
But Faust will not do this, because he is rushing to do extraordinary things.
This is the tragedy of the world. The righteous side is always bound by rules, but the evil can do whatever they want.
"Anyway, Faust succeeded. He and his phantom crossbowmen took down the Guards Bureau building, successfully attracting the attention of the Guards Bureau and giving those integration movements lurking in the slums a chance to open a gap. Mephistopheles outside enters.”
"Longmen underestimated the strength of the integrated movement, and everyone underestimated the strength of the integrated movement."
Jiao Zhengyu glanced at Valentine who was squatting on the steps.
"Who would have thought that Faust could really break into the headquarters of the Guards Bureau in the city alone..."
Valentine has seen too many unreasonable things in this world, such as Origin Stone skills, angels, dragons, demons... But he is still not used to those existences that are beyond ordinary people's imagination, and he is not used to the huge differences in personal strength in this world.
"It's not just one person, there's also the cooperation of the Phantom Crossbowman... But it's almost like one person."
"No." Valentine suddenly remembered something.
"Where's the army? Where's the army at Longmen? When Chernobog was evacuated by the government and the army, a lot of police left, but not at Longmen. Could it be that they stayed close to the law enforcement team of the Security Bureau to resist the invasion? They should have more professional means of fighting against invasion!"
Yes, the Guards Bureau is very strong, but its responsibility should be to maintain law and order in the city. Resisting invasion is the job of the army. But looking at it now, only the Guards Bureau was busy in the whole city. In Valentine's mind, there was no one in the army wearing heavy anti-stab uniforms and carrying heavy crossbows or even muskets.
"This...actually you should ask Wei Yanwu. But even if you ask Wei Yanwu, he probably won't tell you, and you may not even be able to see Wei Yanwu's face."
Jiao Zhengyu scratched his ears.
"The situation in Longmen is very complicated. What is the specific reason? You must have watched those costume dramas, right? How did the emperor control his generals?"
"Release military power over a glass of wine?"
Valentine remembered a very famous event in Chinese history.
"Absolutely. Anyway, the current Wei Yanwu has no military power, and he has no troops. Moreover, Longmen is a big city of the Yan Kingdom, and all countries know its importance to the Yan Kingdom. Invading Longmen is indeed an extremely unlikely event. .”
"Moreover, the Guards Bureau has a large number of people and good equipment. They can fight against invasions. Street fighting is still their specialty."
"Of course, compared to the real army, the number is still a little smaller..."
"Is there really no army at all?"
Valentine still didn't believe this fact.
"Hiss... Yes, there are, but those people should not be called an army. It is more appropriate to be called a 'private army'."
Thinking of those guys in black raincoats, Jiao Zhengyu tried his best to describe Valentine as realistically as possible.
"But you should understand what 'private army' means. Basically, they will not be dispatched in this situation. After all, Wei Yanwu is still fine and nothing happened."
"To sum up, something happened between Wei Yanwu and Emperor Yan, so that he had no army at all, and could only let the Guards Bureau make an occasional cameo. But he also had private troops, but they were for protection You are safe, but the numbers are not enough to resist the invasion, so you don’t go out?"
Although some things are wrong, it is generally right. Jiao Zhengyu looked at Valentine and nodded, agreeing with his conclusion.
"Grass."
Valentine really didn't know what to say.
Emperor, noble...
These are the fucking people again.
The nobles of Ursus do not regard the masses as human beings, and the Yan Kingdom is not much better.
"Instead of sulking here, it's better to think about how to change everything. Do you still remember the Yanguo line I once told you? If you leave Rhodes Island and go to Yanguo now, I will give you some small It’s my help that put you on the same line as Jingzhe.”
"All countries in the world are unstable. As long as you can find the 'stress point', you can launch a coup or revolution... Then you will not be fighting alone, and other countries will definitely intervene. A kick. If you're lucky enough and talented enough, maybe..."
Jiao Zhengyu's voice was as deadly as a poisonous snake, spitting out red letters that hissed and licked Valentin's heart.
"A country of your own."
Valentine looked at the face that was only a finger away from him, and his body temperature gradually increased. Jiao Zhengyu's eyes were very beautiful, and his slender cat pupils seemed to be full of magic power, tightly grabbing Valentin's eyes, making his eyes not move at all. Jiao Zhengyu's voice was charming enough, and it slowly penetrated into his ears, and slowly brushed up his cerebral cortex along the nerves, making him involuntarily begin to imagine the grandiose undertaking that the other party had just described...
Then Valentin raised his hand and pressed Jiao Zhengyu's face to tell him to stay away from him.
"I don't have the ability, nor the luck."
Jiao Zhengyu's words are indeed very tempting, but Valentine also knows how much he weighs. Someone who can't even defend a city goes to usurp a country? What a fuss!
He probably couldn't handle Jingzhe, so he went to Yan Kingdom and threw him into the Dali Temple and shocked him for 300 rounds.
But it seems pretty cool to think about it...
It would be even better if she could step on her a few times.
It must be white silk.
"The food must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step. Even if I don't do this, someone will..."
Valentine stood up and dusted his butt.
"This is your spiritual space. It came in when you just sat on the ground. There is no ashes."
Jiao Zhengyu reminded him kindly. Valentine was stunned for a moment, looked at his hands, and then continued.
"Just like Trotsky, there will definitely be a Trotsky in the Yan Kingdom... This world has been too old for too long, and it cannot stand the need to change. My appearance is the beginning of change... "
"Maybe it started a long time ago."
He recalled the Tower of Babel, the predecessor of Rhodes Island.
"I'm just an ordinary person, just follow the trend of history."
Valentin shook his head, kicked off the motorcycle's kickstand, and turned the front of the motorcycle in the direction of the "gate."
"Now it's right to think about how to save more people in this riot. Why do you think so much and don't have anything?"
The black lines faded away, and Valentine once again felt the reality of the real world. Jiao Zhengyu didn't speak, probably because he had broken off the connection with him. Valentine turned the handle, and the motorcycle's engine rumbled, taking the late Rhode Island operator toward his mission location.
